CANCELLED: APRIL 8, 2020 MEETING ABOUT TROPES

We were looking forward to President Alex McGilvery leading a panel about tropes at the April 8 Interior Authors Group meeting in Kamloops, BC. Sadly, the meeting is canceled because of VIRUS concerns. Hoping & praying we'll be able to have meetings again before too horribly long. Stay safe, everyone.

In the meantime, what's a trope & what can you do about it as a writer? Food for thought & maybe research.

seeking agents & publishers who may be interested in your writing?

Looking for literary agents & publishers who may be interested in your writing? Here's a guide to searching a site called Manuscript Wish List. Also info on how to search using Twitter.  http://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/search/

Canadian publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts. List compiled in 2018 so best to check any you're interested in before submitting to them. 

https://tinyurl.com/u6e3zbc

Might your poetry, fiction, or other writing be suitable for publication by a small press? Here's a database of small presses. Lots of American ones, maybe some Canadian. https://www.pw.org/small_presses

catching reader attention from the beginning of your story, article, etc.

I look forward to speaking to writers & aspiring writers in Nakusp, BC on April 4, 2020. Topic is Hooks & Bait: Catching Readers' Attention. See attached poster. Attend if you can. Or maybe you'd like me to speak to your group about this topic or another (like writing, Canadian history, memoir, Mennonites). I'm always pleased to consider invitations.